Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-04
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Horn Point Scandal-A Wife Dfsgraces
Her Husband and IL Driven from Home.
THE GOODNESS oFTHE HUSBAND.

4 few nights since resident of Horn
Point might have been seen, had any one
been quietly taking notes at that late hour,
stealthily approaching his own home and
entering 1t like a burglar and thief. But
the exigency of the case made this very
line of conduct necessary. Ii seems q
friend and neighbor had given Mr.. w. a
hint that all was not exactly right in his
domestic circle, and advised him TO tell
his better half that his duties at the Nav
al School would not permit him to be at
home on this particular night, and then
TO return suddenly and with bis own eyes
verify that which otherwise could be on
~ suTmised. Acting on this suggestion,
some time during the small hours of the
morning Mr.. w, revolver in hand quietly
slipped into his own house through a
back window. which on account of the
extremely hot weather was conveniently
open. Approaching his bedroom, a
few moments observation convinced him
of the perfidy OF his wife and the too ia
miliarity of one of his neighbors. What
did he do? Level his revolver and com
mcnce fusillade, scattering their brains
about the room, alarming the neighbor-
hood with shrieks and the midnight cry
of murder, and thereby possibly putting
his neck in danger of the halter? Oh,
No But like cool, brave man he quiet
ly made his presence known, when the
guilty paramount, springing from the bed
In the scantiest ofapparel evenior these hot
nights, endeavored TO make his escape.
Mr.. W. brought him to stand still by
the order of halt or you are a dead
man, which was given in such a tone of
voice as not TO be misunderstood. He then
ordered him TO dress himself, aud taking
him down stairs into the sitting roombegan
TO question him about his visitations and
the betrayal of his confidence and among
other things asked him how long this
familiarity had been going on, when to
the surprise of both in walked the woman.
and with the braZen effrontery cody in
formed her husband (by marriage) that it
had been going on for eighteen months
This closed the interview. Opening the
door, he sent the man about his business
manfully restraining the impulse to assist
him with his right boot, at the same time
advising HMM the futureto devote himself
TO his own wife and children, provided
she would allow him to return. Then
turning to the woman he cast upon her
the epithet which delicacy would not per-
NIT us to print, but which all decent
women abhor, he ordered her to pack her
trunk and at daylight put her forth from
his house and ordered her never to dark
en- his door again. Happily, there are no
children to make more miserable this
wretched state of affairs. We commend
the conduct of this cool and brave man
to the consideration of any man who may
unfortunately find himself placed under
similar circumstances. We say cool and
brave advisedly. The whole affair demon
strated his GOODNESS and we say none but
n brave man would have restrained him
self as he did under the circumstances.
AS ii is, he is morally free from wicked
and conniving woman and from whom
the law will not hesitate to grant a di-
vorce. His home is in order and some
worthy woman may yet grace it, and bet
ter than all there is no stain of blood on
his hands Had Mr.. W., slain this man,
that would not have wiped out the stain,
and as for the woman she was not worth
the powder.